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Psalm 37:31 The law of his God is in his heart; None of his steps shall slide.
When was the last time you had to trust someone in a very serious situation? It is not always easy nor comfortable to place your faith and trust in someone else, especially when you cannot see them; but God wants us to know that if we do exactly that, He will be there holding on to us tighter than we can imagine.
Believing God’s Word is one thing, having faith to trust in it entirely is a big step forward to having faith in God. He has shown us through many examples in the bible that we can trust Him wholly, but it is still our choice that we have to make.
Walking on ice may not be much fun unless we have someone holding us tight…
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Psalm 119:11 I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you.
When you want to be able to please someone you try to do things that will make them happy or try to do what they say. Making your parents happy can sometimes be as simple as listening to what they say and obeying that.
God is no different than parents in that way. He would love us to listen to what He says and then to go out and do that. He is not going to be whispering that in our ears each day so we need to read our bibles to find out what He would like us to do.
He has given all of us the same instruction manual so that we can all get things right… if we listen…
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1 John 2:14 I have written to you, fathers, because you have known Him who is from the beginning. I have written to you, young men, because you are strong, and the word of God abides in you, And you have overcome the wicked one.
Whether you are a grown up and a child you can know God. As an adult you want to be able to care for your children. If you have known God for a long time then you may be called an adult in Christ or God, whereas you may be called a child in God if you have not known Him for long. If you are an adult in God it will seem natural for you to want to care for people who have not known God for long.
God wants us to be a family in God so that we will love each other and care for each other like families should.
If your family seems to have something missing, just maybe they are missing God out…
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1 Timothy 6:9 Those who want to get rich fall into temptation and a trap and into many foolish and harmful desires that plunge people into ruin and destruction.
It is not the act of having a lot of money that will cause as many problems as the act of wanting to have so much money. We need to be happy with what God allows into our lives rather than running after things which we don’t actually need.
God will allow us to have what we actually need, but it is the desire to get more that drive us over the edge. That lust for money and other things will make us do some pretty stupid things in order to get our own way causing problems as we go along.
If we get trapped into that way of life we will never be able to focus on God because our focus will always be on things instead.
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Matthew 6:27 Which of you by worrying can add one cubit to his stature?
We all like to think that we are in control of our lives, and we are… but that control is only as far as we can think and do. Our appearance does change when we worry because others can see that we are worried, but just by worrying or thinking we will not be able to change how tall we are or other things like that.
God has made us who we are and He made us this way for a purpose. We should not be worrying about how we are but rather concentrating on what we can do for Him. If we rely on God in the right way, we can depend on Him for everything and will no longer need to worry about those things in life. It is a hard step of faith to take, but very rewarding…
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1 Timothy 1:19 holding on to faith and a good conscience, which some have rejected and so have suffered shipwreck with regard to the faith.
One of the questions we often get asked is “why did it all go pear shaped for me?” Often we do have to go over what we have done and look at whether we may have been responsible for things…
It is not always someone else’s fault. It is not always possible to blame something else. Sometimes we have to accept responsibility for what we have done – even when we are in God’s hands.
Even though God has promised to protect us, we do have to continue to listen to Him. If we don’t we may well find we are on our own and that is when shipwrecks happen…
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Psalm 102:17 He will respond to the prayer of the destitute; He will not despise their plea.
How many times have you turned someone away just because you don’t like them or because you were fighting them or arguing with them? How many of those people have been family members?
We turn people away, we don’t listen to them, we ignore them, we do all sorts of things to them just because we can…
But God will always listen to prayers, especially to those who need Him the most. It does not matter how evil they have been in the past or how they have ignored God in the past; if they are willing to come to God in honesty and with and open heart, He will never turn us away! What an awesome God!
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John 6:37 All those the Father gives me will come to me, and whoever comes to me I will never drive away.
One of the greatest things about God is that He will never turn you away if you come to Him. We have doctors that turn people away because they cannot afford medical help, we have authorities that turn people away because they say they do not have the staff to cope, we even have churches that turn people away…
But those decisions are all made by people and it is the people who are making the mistakes because that is not the way that God has told us we should be living. God does not turn people away who come to Him for help because God is the one who created us and continues to love us despite all we do to Him.
But if we never turn to God, then God cannot accept us…
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Psalm 19:8 The statutes of the Lord are right, rejoicing the heart; The commandment of the Lord is pure, enlightening the eyes;
There are many things in life that we do not like doing, and straightening out our lives is one of them. When we are caught up in things we like to stay there just because we feel some safety in our bad situations; getting out of those situations always seems hard and painful.
God’s Word is designed to give us the encouragement that we need in order to help us out of those deep holes. God’s Word gives us a new hope to look toward, one that will allow us to aim for a better life without having to face all the horrible things along the way.
Yes we may have to face a few consequences, but the road will be a lot better after that.
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Psalm 119:140 Your word is very pure; Therefore Your servant loves it.
I don’t read many books and I don’t watch too many films; the main reason for that now is that I don’t much like the language that is used and the ways of the world. When I was at school I hated reading and did anything to get out of it, but now it’s a choice I make to keep my head a bit clearer.
There is nothing worse than having garbage chucked at you from all angles, or being forced to listen to bad or corrupt things when you want a clear head.
God’s Word is very pure, and though it contains some pretty horrible events, it continues to bring us back for more by encouraging us back. I love it and read it every day; you should too.
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Hebrews 4:12 For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
One of the most amazing things I find about the bible is that it can encourage me more than any other book, but it can also cut me down to size just by me reading the words. I have only found one person in my life that has the same effect as that, besides God that is.
But that is what the bible is; it is God’s words down in writing so that we can know what He wants in our lives. Just the words that are written will be able to slice and dice us better than any chef’s knife and better than any cheese grater. And the words will go deep into our hearts and work on us from the inside out…
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2 Timothy 3:16 All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for teaching, rebuking, correcting and training in righteousness,
The bible continues to be the best-selling book in the world. It is one of the most talked about books, one of the most controversial, one of the most read and one of the most put aside books in the world.
It has been with us for a very long time, kept secret at times, plainly and openly published, translated into many languages and continues to be used to promote a truth that is held deep within our very beings.
There is no other book in the world like the bible. It is meant to be different because it is God’s Word to you…
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Ezekiel 36:26 I will give you a new heart and put a new spirit within you; I will take the heart of stone out of your flesh and give you a heart of flesh.
When Christ said He would give us a new heart it was not a single promise but a promise that has stood for a very long time. Many years ago another prophet called Ezekiel wrote these words to remind us of what Christ would do.
Jesus gave His life for you and for me just so that He could be the one who places that new heart inside of us. He wants us to feel a real live beating heart inside and not something that is beaten up and turned to stone. He wants us to have a heart that can hold His love He is giving us…
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Hebrews 4:16 Let us then approach God’s throne of grace with confidence, so that we may receive mercy and find grace to help us in our time of need.
When you want something, waiting around to see what could happen is not going to do much, but if you go forward with confidence and seek what you want, things may just work out a bit better!
God does not need us to come to Him because there is nothing that He cannot do, instead He wants us to come to Him so that we know that it was our act of trust, hope or faith that allowed us to find Him. That first step is the seed of belief that has been inside us from the beginning and God wants to make it grow. We start that by opening the door to Him…
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Romans 10:13 For “whoever calls on the name of the Lord shall be saved.”
This is a statement repeated after something a prophet called Joel had said 800 years before Jesus was born in Bethlehem. God has always wanted us to call on His name, right from to time when He first showed us that we break His laws.
Calling on God to say that we are sorry for the things we have done wrong is as simple as talking to a friend but it can be as difficult as climbing a mountain unless we accept Christ as our Lord and Saviour.
God is waiting, patiently, continually, lovingly and willingly, just for you.
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John 8:45 But because I tell the truth, you do not believe Me.
How many times have you asked someone “why don’t you believe me?”
Sometimes the truth seems to be more than we can cope with and we would rather continue believing a lie because it is easier to do that. But that does not make the lie any closer to the truth; it is still a lie!
It is hard to turn round and tell the truth after you have hidden behind a lie for a while but the truth does have to come out. God already knows the truth, He just wants you to admit it. You are the only one who can admit it, others can tell of it, but you must admit it personally.
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John 5:40 But you are not willing to come to Me that you may have life.
What use would it be to look at the instructions to build something but ignore them and do it your own way instead? What use would it be to look up verses but just ignore them?
God has given us the bible so that we will know what we should be doing, but unless we do it we have not done anything. God wants us to come to Him so that He can give us what He has promised. As it says in the first verse I memorised, God wants to give us eternal life, but we must take the first step and come to Him and believe in Him.
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Romans 3:23 for all have sinned and fall short of the glory of God
We are certainly not alone! When we finally admit that we have done something wrong we begin to see how that affects others and also God. We are guilty of doing things wrong and all that we do does affect God.
It is no use trying to hide behind someone else or something else when we know that we are guilty. Admitting that we are guilty does take courage and strength and it does have to be done before we drown in our troubles. God is patiently waiting.
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1 Samuel 15:22 Does the Lord delight in burnt offerings and sacrifices as much as in obeying the Lord? To obey is better than sacrifice, and to heed is better than the fat of rams.
One of the biggest differences between living now and living in the times before Jesus was born is the fact that men had to offer sacrifices for their sins. Could you imagine having to kill an innocent animal just so that something innocent could take your place?
God would much rather we obey Him than sin and have to have something or someone innocent pay for our sins…
Someone willing has already done that for you; they died for you…
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1 John 2:3 We know that we have come to know him if we keep his commands.
How can you tell when you have learned something? You know how to do it… Ok that is a bit obvious but that is the same for so many things in life, including knowing God and knowing about Him.
When we know about Him we don’t always want to do what we know is right; but when we do know Christ, then we want to be able to do what is right and that means keeping His commandments, following His rules and trying to please Him.
That is also how others can tell if we know God – it is very easy to spot the truth…